My little potato head is 8 weeks old today
Ta Kim and Becca for the info on the needles. If it goes in deep yeah i don't think the gel is going to be of that much use, but will ask the pharmacist to see what they do use it for. Kim, I can't work out if Willa likes being swaddled or not. Sometimes she does, other times, its arms out. But I don't like her kicking off blankets on cold nights so at least the gro bag will give me some peace of mind.
Becca, sounds like Xav has pinched Willa's day sleeps! They're MIA at the moment much to my dismay. She's feeding all over the place in the day time, and will fight her naptime. I actually had to rock and pat her to sleep this evening which I never need to do. Usually just pop her in her cot after a good feed and she's out. She didn't look too settled when Ieft her so fingers crossed she stays asleep while I type!
I'd faint from shock if she ever did more than a 5 hour sleep at night. 9.5 hrs is a dream! So far its been like 7-11pm sleep, then feed at 3 or 4 am and then sleep until 7 or 8 am. I can cope with that though.
Actually, I'm getting a bit how do you say...ANNOYED with my DH lately. I hate complaining behind his back but sometimes i just need to vent! As I mentioned previously, I worked 2 hrs a day for 3 days a week last 2 weeks. Work does not need me anymore now until I go back for 3 days a week in late November when Willa is 13 weeks old. Perhaps DH has just got used to having me home every day because lately I feel like I'm doing everything. I think this has happened also since I have grown more confident in looking after Willa. B4 I used to have freak outs and need his assistance all the time.
So yeah, I guess doing practically all of the cleaning, any cooking and most of Willa's care is fine while I'm not working, but when I go back to work I have this suspicion that I'll STILL be doing everything.
I don't get how he doesn't feel the least bit guilty when he leaves to go to training (kung fu) or to do other non-vital commitments when I feel chained to the house. I only leave to do super fast errands and always make sure the baby is sound asleep b4 I leave. I hate having to ask him to do stuff.
And how come I worry that when he's asleep I feel I should take extra care the baby is not crying. How come he doesn't do the same for me? I end up getting up and forgoing my very rare daytime naps because he's simply taken his time to settle Willa and she's screaming her head off. I know women run the world, but gees, maybe if he offered to change a diaper every now and then without (a) me asking or (b) the baby screaming because she needs a diaper change, I wouldn't be so cranky.
So yeah, grrr. That being said, he's still a great dad and a natural. Just too easy going to suit me, I guess. Maybe I'm looking for stuff to complain about.If i whinged to my mum abt this she'd just say, "thats men for you. its your job as the woman of the house to keep it together" but I think in this day and age, that's a cop out. Men need to pull their weight!
Gosh, long post. Sorry for the drama!
Sonia
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